Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-16
FROM WARRINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzErfEJ
WASHINGTON. d. O.. Sept. 16, 1887.

WASHINGTON, d. O.. Sept. 16, 1887.
Mr.. Barbour was in the city to-day, having
returned from short visit to Baltimore.
When asked what he thought OF Generai
Mahones recent attack upon him, he smiled
aud replied that he had only seen the ex,
tract from, it published in the GAZETTE, and
that though he, Barbour, bad never told any
body he was q candidate for the Senate, and
really did not take as much personal inter-
cst in politics now as he did some years ago,
he thought General Mahonss letter showed
that whether he, Malone, was candidate
or not he certainly didn't have much hope
OF being elected.
Senator Ransom is here to day. He came
10 have good democrat namsd Creech OF
Raleigh, appointed mail agent on railroad "a:
running into that city, in place OF repuhll
can. snd he got what he wanted. A private
letter received here from Ex-Governor jarvis
of North Carolina, now U. S. Minister 10
BrsZll SAYS he intends TO resign that posi-
ton and come home. This has revived the
rumo- that the eX Governor intends 10 be q
candidate for Senator Ransom'5 seat in the
[. S. Senate. which seat the latter is by no
means anxious to vecate.
A pension check originally drawn for 81,
which had been raised TO 50. $50, and which
had passed through several banks, was pre-
sented to-day for payment at the Treasury
Department, where the teller detected the
fraud.
1t is stated here that DR.. G. L. Gilmer,
| who YRS postmaster ut Richmond during
the Malone regime, and still great friend
af The General, is OF the opinion, and has
so expressed himself that the Generals I'M
popularity in his own party will be the cause
Of his party's defeat at the coming election.
| Illinois democrats here say their State
committee. following the example of that
of Massachusetts, will ask Of the depart
meats here list fall the federal officers i'll
aud Of that State, in order that they may
show to their party that nearly all of them
are republicans.
Senator Cocuitt. OF Georgia, is here to-
day. When asked if there was any founda
ton fer the published statement that he
was going TO take the place Of Secretary
Lamar when the latter shall go on the Su-
J preme Bench, be said all he knew about il
| was what he had seen in the newspapers,
that be didn't see why u. S. Senator
should want TO accept such place near Tho
end of an administration, and that certainly
he had no desire to do so.
Several of the Washiagtonians who at
tended the Mt Vernon avenue meeting
in Alexandria yesterday were seen this
morning, and without exception every one
Of them seemed to think that the meeting
referred TO established tho project on q firm
and enduring basis, and that the bridge at
Arlington and the avenue to Mt. Vernon
would be in progress of construction before
the end Of the next session OF Congress.
Many democrats here hope Congress 'man Perry
Belmont will be offered and win accent tho place
of Assistant Secretary OF State, as in that case his
committee that ON Foreign Affairs, will go to Mr.
Cox.
A Fairfax county, Virginia, farmer here today
says the farmers of that county somewhat
alarmed at disease tina; has affected some 81
| the cattle near Clouds mill, in that county and
which they fear is the fatal pienro-pneumona.